I give CD Projekt Red 3-4 years they will be competing directly against Bethesda for King of Open World RPGs, The Witcher 3 looks good but its their first foray into this genre however should it do well and they continue on while improving mod support. They could very well be the best in the genre of games

I give CD Projekt Red 3-4 years they will be competing directly against Bethesda for King of Open World RPGs, The Witcher 3 looks good but its their first foray into this genre however should it do well and they continue on while improving mod support. They could very well be the best in the genre of games

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I agree. The Witcher is just a brilliant series. It's a real shame it's so hard to find English Translations of the books (the whole thing is Polish).

I give CD Projekt Red 3-4 years they will be competing directly against Bethesda for King of Open World RPGs, The Witcher 3 looks good but its their first foray into this genre however should it do well and they continue on while improving mod support. They could very well be the best in the genre of games

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Looking forward to some good competition. Perhaps Bethesda will step their game engine up as a result.

Think of it this way 360 was the lead platform for Skyrim, yet Skyrim on PC has out sold 360 and PS3 versions It takes both of those combined to beat on PC sales figures.

CD Projekt Red is a PC developer they do port games to consoles but its just that PC to Console not Console to PC.

Bethesda is of no consequence really just Witcher 3 isnt out yet. and tools will take time to mature. where as Bethesda is at a cross road new engine better base graphics but 0 mod support or reuse engine crappier graphics maintain status quo.

Eitherway Bethesda loses out in one way or another compared to CD Projekt Red. The only competition here is Bethesda is more well known and established. Until CDP Red breaks into other markets and gains a larger following Bethesda will remain ahead regardless of there fuck ups.

3-4 years tho with a Games like the Witcher 2 and Witcher 3 now going open world along with there ambitious Cyberpunk game they could very well establish themselves as a new dominate RPG creator in the west. But from what I am hearing it will be that Cyberpunk game that TRULY sets them apart. They are currently messing with the idea that every character in THAT game will speak there native language so Mexicans speak Spanish French speak French etc and you need to acquire translator chips to allow you to understand them better chips mean better translations etc. Features like that are truly different and set them apart. A title with that kind of push for something new and different would push CDP Red into place all there own.

Bioware is going down hill
Bethesda has been maintaining the status quo since Morrowind in 2003

I think giving CDP Red some time they can shake things up but by then there wont be competition.

Bethesda can use there name push out mediocre games and get by
CDP Red will have to execute on every title flawlessly PC wise thats easy to do Console wise its gonna be hell.

Long story short I should not have used competing in my first post.

Witcher 3 will be the finacial success game for CDP Red
Their Cyberpunk game will be where we see them actually shine by doing something entirely different. That game will be what cements them as a Developer of great RPGs who can make games more complex yet more fun. Instead of flat boring regurgitated mass appeal crap.

Cry engine 3 doesnt handle indoor outdoor scenes well, notice most buildings are open few have doors in most Crysis type games you load a level it can be large but it does not handle things well in that regard.

The next thing to remember is the massive amount of quest and NPC data that as to be retained, now add in 20-30 factions that are at odds with each other, Cry Engines AI isnt well optimized for that.

Essentially Cry Engine 3 isnt used for complex RPGs for a reason

Frostbite is in House so no go there for Bethesda, even then Modding is locked out for all but the most direhard adding new content like weapons armors etc is impossible.

Unreal Engine doesnt handle large enviroments well, modding is possible but is also extremely limited As it would require custom tools which requires long development times on top of the high price to use said engine

Id Tech 5 while suitable in size and scope lacks many newer features its a good engine well optimized but lacking in what users expect offering Open GL or DX9 level visuals only at this point in time. Also nearly impossible to mod.

Cry Engine 3 good visuals but not made for this type of game. modding is possible but unlikely to flourish as tools while good are more complex again limited situation.

Most engine currently just dont fit what Bethesda needs. they NEEDED to buy a new license to the latest Gamebryo that before they went out of business granted they were bought so licenses are honored but Bethesda needs to update yet they refuse.

Latest builds offer DX11 support etc. Altho with the sale of Gamebryo the shake up in the company 2 years ago could have caused the current builds to be a mess.

Witcher combat mechanics + open world + more mature theme = win. It would be hard for Bethesda to top that. Now if CDProjekt would employ some of the melee mechanics seen in Darksouls.. that would be awesome.